FREE RESOURCE: The Employee Fit & Performance Audit

10 Questions. 5 Possible Problems. 1 Clear Next Step.

You've got an employee who's struggling.

Maybe they're missing deadlines, producing inconsistent work, creating problems with teammates, or just not performing at the level you expect.

So what do you do?

Coach them? Train them? Move them into a different role? Or finally have that uncomfortable conversation about letting them go?

Before you make that decision, there's a more important question you need to answer:

Is this actually an employee problem, or have we failed to create the conditions for that employee to succeed?

That's exactly what the **Employee Fit & Performance Audit** from Eightfold Advantage is designed to help you figure out.

This free, four-page leadership worksheet walks business owners and managers through a practical process for evaluating employee performance, identifying root causes, and making better people decisions.

What's inside?

1. Did you actually set them up to succeed?

Before evaluating the employee, evaluate the leadership. Were expectations clearly communicated? Were processes documented? Was the employee properly trained and able to demonstrate competency? Did they have the tools they needed? And has anyone actually reviewed their performance recently?

If those things aren't happening, you may have a management problem that needs attention first.

2. What's really happening with their performance?

Use ten specific questions to evaluate performance, capability, ownership, team contribution, and leadership support. Rather than relying on vague impressions or personal feelings, you'll examine actual behaviors and evidence.

3. What's causing the problem?

Poor performance is often a symptom of something deeper. The audit helps you investigate five potential causes: a capability gap, an ownership gap, a role mismatch, a behavior or trust problem, or a leadership gap.

The goal is to identify the root cause instead of repeatedly treating the symptoms.

4. What are you going to do about it?

Turn your findings into a specific action plan. Identify what needs to change, who owns each responsibility, what success looks like, and when you'll evaluate progress.

Better people decisions start with better questions.

Sometimes you really did hire the wrong person.

Sometimes you hired the right person and put them in the wrong role.

And sometimes you hired a perfectly capable employee but never gave them the clarity, training, tools, or accountability they needed to succeed.

The challenge is figuring out which situation you're actually dealing with.

Download the free Employee Fit & Performance Audit, spend 10-15 minutes working through it, and walk away with a clearer understanding of what needs to happen next.

Because your team deserves fair expectations, your business deserves strong performance, and your leaders need to know the difference.